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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / The efficacy of selective nerve root block for the long-term outcome of postherpetic neuralgia.

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2019 Jul 01


Korean J Pain


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31257830?dopt=Abstract


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The efficacy of selective nerve root block for the long-term outcome of postherpetic neuralgia.

Authors

The efficacy of selective nerve root block for the long-term outcome of postherpetic neuralgia.
Doo RA, Choi J-W, Lee J-H, Kim Y S, Ki M-J, Han Y J, Son J-S
Korean J Pain. 2019 Jul 01; 32(3):215-222.
PMID: 31257830.

Abstract

Several nerve blocks can reduce the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) as well as relieve acute zoster-related pain, but the long-term outcome of PHN has not been clearly determined. This study investigated the efficacy of selective nerve root block (SNRB) for herpes zoster (HZ) on the long-term outcome of PHN.
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